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Clare PeddieClimate and Environment editor

Clare Peddie is the climate and environment editor at The Advertiser driving the Green Zone campaign. She joined The Advertiser in 2006 having previously worked at the CSIRO, universities and research institutes. A passionate science communicator with an extensive and ever-expanding network of contacts, she thrives on exploring new ideas with talented people. Follow @ClarePeddie

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KIDS NEWS One of Taronga Zoo's echidnas. Picture: Paul Fahy.

Echidna code cracked in spine-tingling breakthrough

Secrets of one of the world’s most ancient living animals have been revealed by an Adelaide-led team.

VideoSA News

Drone reveals shocking St Kilda mangroves dieback

A salt miner is being blamed for dead mangroves around the St Kilda boardwalk as drone footage reveals how far the destruction has spread.

SA News

Sampson Flat Book.Denise Elland and Jan Verrall with their new book

100 lessons from the Sampson Flat bushfire

From the ashes of the devastating 2015 Sampson Flat bushfire, a new book details 100 stories – and the lessons people learnt.

Coronavirus

SA Water research at Bolivar using floating hoods on sludge pools to capture, monitor and better understand greenhouse gas emissions has set a new global (United Nations) standard for reporting nitrous oxide (NO) emissions at wastewater treatment plants around the world. Supplied. SA Water

Taps turned off on ‘early warning’ wastewater virus tests

SA Health says it is refusing to give running updates on COVID detections in sewage because it would only spread fear.

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Georgia Riggs, 18 of Lower Inman Valley near Victor Harbour was in the passenger seat of the family car, driving through Hindmarsh Tiers when a little red-bellied black snake popped it's head up from under the bonnet. They pulled over and called Snake Catchers Adelaide. Picture: Georgia Riggs

Surprise! Snake pops up from under car bonnet

Imagine taking the family out for a country drive only to come face-to-face with a baby snake through the car windscreen.

SA News

26/08/20 - EPA Principal scientific office (Marine) Sam Gaylard with water samples taken from West Lakes.Picture: Tom Huntley

Contamination fears for hundreds more homes

It’s now feared groundwater beneath as many as 815 properties in Adelaide’s west may be contaminated with PFAS, prompting testing beyond West Lakes.

SA News

Glenelg’s new shellfish reef complete

Work on a $1.2m native shellfish reef off the coast of Glenelg North is now complete, making it the first reef of its kind in metropolitan Adelaide.

Lifestyle

Snake Catchers Adelaide manager Ange Broadstock. Supplied.

Snakes make for coastal hot spots too

Snakes like the beach in summer as well, experts warn, as they share their tips for keeping them out of coastal homes.

SA News

An artistic illustration by Mr. Akihiro Ikeshita of the Hayabusa2 spacecraftâs rendezvous with the asteroid Ryugu. *** Local Caption *** The Department of Defence and the Australian Space Agency are supporting the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agencyâs (JAXAâs) Hayabusa2 mission to return the first ever sub-surface asteroid samples to Earth from the asteroid Ryugu. The Hayabusa2 sample return capsule is expected to land in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) on 6 December 2020. Hayabusa2 departed Ryugu in November 2019, with the return journey taking just over one year to reach back to Earth. The capsule will return to the ground with samples from Ryugu while the Hayabusa2 spacecraft will re-join its interplanetary transfer orbit. The samples from the 4.5 billion year old asteroid will help scientists study the origin and evolution of the solar system, including the origin of organic matters and water of Earthâs oceans and the source of life. A team of mission specialists from JAXA will conduct the sample recovery mission in the WPA, supported by a specialist team from NASA who will conduct airborne observations of the re-entry.

Sunday morning coming down: Space pioneer set for fiery return

Keep your eyes on SA’s skies and you might spot the spectacular tail end of a historic expedition — if you’re in the right place.

Coronavirus

COVID-19 wastewater testing. SA Water's Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant. Picture: Supplied

Wastewater tests narrow down COVID-19 hot spots

COVID-19 test results from SA Water’s first complete survey of Adelaide wastewater samples reveals two distinct locations. See the map here.

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